We MADE it ALL the way HOME.....

"CONGRATULATIONS, cause we made it.
all the way home
all the way home...."
EISLEY

so here's what's new:
i'm busting at the seams with excitement. but i fear it's too early to explain!
oh well, here goes nothin'.........
many of you have seen my new extension shop
WWW.GetReadySetCLUTCH.etsy.com

it opened so quickly and then i got slammed at the other shop with custom orders, then my family came into town, then i got a migraine..... soooooo i wasn't even able to blog about it. shame on me!

anyways, i am excited to announce that the clutch shop is soon going to be filled with colorful goodies of brand spanking new custom made clutches from a most fantastical new shop
www.TENTHstreetSAKS.ETSY.COM

my new buddy jay is one sweet sweet little elf! she is in the process of creating a clutch not so brilliantly named by me- the GRSClutch!
but just because the name isn't brilliant don't be fooled-
THE PRODUCT IS!
the clutches are coming in a variety of colors
Pink, Red, Purple, Yellow & Green to start

each clutch can be customized with whatever drawing you want. i will be making a set of about 16 or so options for you to choose from and as always, i will be more than happy to do a custom drawing should you so desire.

i wish i had photos. i am trying to be patient but i had to let all of you know what's coming.
hopefully i will be selling other travel goods with artwork on them in the near future.
thanks for reading and
Get Ready for my partner in crime and i to stir up some
wicked- cool CLUTCH MADNESS VERRRRRY SOON.
good night, good morning
will keep you updated!

(anons have finally been blocked- phew!)

ETSY ARTISTS UNITE!

i've been meaning to blog about this for some time now.... it seems like i blink and a month has flown by.

i recently have gotten the opportunity to work with some of my fellow ETSIANS and their fantastic designs.

below is a piece featuring 

www.ELEPHANNIE.Etsy.com

i drew the elephant and then a row of poppies!!!

i was in love with the case and it turns out someone else fell quickly in love too because it sold within 2 hours of it being listed! i'm currently working on another case using this design and others from her fabulous decal shop!

next up is this SHABBY CHIC Silhouette of a Lady with a Parasol from the radically cool 

www.NESTAHOME.Etsy.com

the above tote was the first piece i used her on. then i tried her out on a train case.... 

SHE'S BEEN A HIT!

Nesta came up with naming her Scarlet and i think it's so very fitting!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THESE ETSY ARTISTS & THE OTHERS WHO HAVE GRANTED ME PERMISSION TO USE THEIR DESIGNS.... COMING SOON TO THE SHOP!

a Broken FOOL.....

if you read my blog, if you've read a few entries of my blog then you know that i don't just blog about the shop. i often blog about the insanity inside my head. maybe that is about my shop though? because it's out of that insanity box that comes my ideas for new pieces, new drawings, new photos, new uses for a train case etc.

either way, not the point of this post.
my all time FAVORITE quote, it inspired this post

"Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable."
C.S. Lewis

i know i wear my heart on my sleeve. i know it irritates people. i know i will be a target for certain people to hate. i was recently called brave.... and it really got the wheels in my head churning more than usual. sometimes i feel brave but most of the time i feel foolish.
but here's the thing,
i'd rather be an honest FOOL if there is ANY remote possibility of my honesty helping another to feel less alone, than unbreakable and safe in my casket.
some people may not understand me, why i chose to write the things i write. sometimes that bothers me. but when i stop- really STOP and think about it- i wouldn't change a thing. i will keep on coming back for more of the punches because it's worth it.
because i'd never want to let go of feeling love.
i've felt the pull of general malaise quite often in my life.
and i can say with absolute certainty,
that feeling nothing at all is
far worse
than feeling intense pain.
love hard, love even though it will hurt sometimes.

and that's all i am going to say for now.......

SLACKER KID PART 2

no, this doesn't count as a real post- more of a continuation of my SLACKER KID post from yesterday..... just 3 more shots i had fun shooting, thought i would share.

i will get back on this blogging thing

for real......

take em or leave em

SLACKER KID!

this is absolutely unacceptable- my blogging is shameful! i've neglected this space so much i'm surprised i was even allowed to log in and type here. a really good post is coming i promise.....

wedding ideas and graduation gifts galorrrrrrrrre.

for now i will leave you with some incredibly fun shots i have taken over the past few days.

all my apologies for being such a slacker kid!

Lucky Lobes

look what I GOT! just take a gander......

like a kid in a candy shop with a smackdown of REBEL!



so the above earrings are from the fantastically talented AMY at
www.ThePeachTree.etsy.com
now, these are all going to be gifts- 3 for my mother, 1 for my awesome assistant who just bought herself a pair of rockin YELLOW vans. these treats are going to make my lovelies very happy. their LOBES ARE GONNA BE A SHOUTIN'!
if i could wear earrings these would be what i'd be wearing. but seriously, if you could see me these days...... i get so excited and frantically artistic that i actually run into walls when i move from room to room because i don't take the time to think about things spacially. knowing me i would get these things caught the latches of a new suitcase and probably rip off my entire lobe. oh wow, gettin to graphic.

POINT IS:

who doesn't want a little color in their lives? these gems are fabulous for everyday or a night out. for adults and kids. they are dazzzzzzzling. they are NOT to eat but yo may find yourself attempting to put them in your mouth as it's watering for a jolly-rancher.

go buy
a pair for your mom, a pair for your best friend, and a pair for yourself!
because not only are these pieces GORGEOUS but they are affordable.

thank you amy, for making us all able to let our inner rockstar out at a price completely justifiable!

feeling faint....

do you ever feel like giving up?

on getting up, on moving forward? do you ever just lack the will?
and i'm not just talking about etsy. life on this earth in general can be a living hell.
so often feelings don't match up with the facts.
sometimes emotions hit you like a train barreling at a speed far too fast.
and it's so hard to separate what's legitimate and what's foolishness. i've got supportive people in my life, i've got soo much, i've been given more than enough but still i'm beaten down.
i'm not playing with a full deck right now so my emotions are ALL over the place. it's all i can do to hang on. the negative thoughts can be so dang invasive. in the front of my mind i know it's vital to keep the mentality of "this will pass" and "push forward"...... but what happens when lose your grip on these thoughts? i feel like i'm fumbling around for something in a pitch-black room- and on top of that i think i'm looking in the wrong room.
i feel like i've just come undone.
thank you EVERYONE for your support, for your CONSTANT friendship and encouragement, for the time you spend writing me a note here and there. for your life-giving love. i get overwhelmed when i can't pour out a fraction of what you've all given me. again, i stop and remind myself- that if i weren't me, and i was looking in on my situation i would tell me, don't worry- that's what friends are for. but we are always 10 times harder on ourselves right?
some photos- some old old old old photos.
(for the Anonymous person who keeps emailing me and telling me how i need to think about others and that i'm pouting and there are people more talented out there- please- just leave me alone. you don't know me, you only know what i choose to share on here and other places on the web- you only know a sliver of my life, of what i've been through, of the whole picture. so i beg you- please, just leave me be. hate me and think all the negative thoughts you want but do not share them with me. it's unbearable)